amatista

See also: Amatista

Spanish

 

amatista

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amaˈtista/ [a.maˈt̪is.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧tis‧ta

Adjective

amatista m or f (masculine and feminine plural amatista or amatistas)

1. amethyst, amethyst-colored

Derived terms

• colibrí amatista
• picaflor amatista

Noun

amatista f (plural amatistas)

1. amethyst

Descendants

• → Tagalog: amatista

Further reading

• “amatista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ametista — pseudo-Hispanism

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amatista (“amethyst”), Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔamaˈtista/ [ʔɐ.mɐˈt̪is.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧tis‧ta

Noun

amatista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. amethyst

Related terms

• metilo

Further reading

• “amatista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 29